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The latest news from Amana Marketplace. For press inquiries, media assets, and interview requests, find everything you need here.

Press Releases

January 15, 2026

Amana Marketplace Launches with Built-In Escrow Protection for Pan-African Trade

Africa's first cross-border e-commerce platform with integrated Vesicash escrow protection goes live, serving 34+ countries with 15+ payment methods.

December 5, 2025

Amana Partners with Vesicash to Secure Every Cross-Border Transaction

Strategic partnership announced between Amana Marketplace and Vesicash, bringing licensed escrow services to intra-African e-commerce for the first time.

November 20, 2025

Amana Announces AfCFTA-Compliant Duty Calculator for Seamless Cross-Border Shopping

New feature automatically calculates customs duties and identifies AfCFTA-eligible products for reduced or zero-duty treatment across member states.

October 8, 2025

Amana Marketplace Onboards 500 Verified Sellers Across 18 African Countries

Ahead of its public launch, Amana reports milestone of 500 verified sellers spanning fashion, gemstones, food & beverages, beauty, and crafts categories.

September 1, 2025

Amana Raises Seed Funding to Build Africa's Trusted Marketplace

Amana secures seed funding to develop its escrow-protected cross-border marketplace, with plans to serve the $3.4 trillion intra-African trade opportunity.

Notable Coverage

TechCrunch Africa

Meet Amana, the marketplace betting on trust to unlock African e-commerce

January 2026

Disrupt Africa

Kenyan startup Amana launches escrow-first marketplace for AfCFTA era

January 2026

Business Daily Africa

How escrow protection is changing the game for African online sellers

December 2025

Quartz Africa

The $3.4T problem this African startup is solving with escrow

November 2025

Ventures Africa

Amana Marketplace: Building trust infrastructure for pan-African trade

October 2025

Media Kit & Brand Assets

Download our official brand assets for editorial use. Please follow our brand guidelines when using the Amana name and logo.

Logo (Gold on Dark)SVG, PNGDownload
Logo (Dark on Light)SVG, PNGDownload
Logo Mark (Icon Only)SVG, PNGDownload
Brand ColorsGold #D4A843, Dark #1A1A2E, Green #2E7D32Download
TypographyInter (headings), system sans-serif (body)Download
Product ScreenshotsPNG, 1920×1080Download

Brand Guidelines

Name:Always write “Amana” with a capital A. The full name is “Amana Marketplace.” Never abbreviate to “AM” or “Amana Mkt.”

Description:Use “Africa's trusted cross-border marketplace with built-in escrow protection” as the standard one-line description.

Logo Usage:Maintain clear space equal to the height of the “A” mark around the logo. Do not rotate, stretch, recolor, or add effects to the logo.

Colors: Gold (#D4A843) is the primary brand color. Dark (#1A1A2E) is used for text and backgrounds. Green (#2E7D32) is used for success states and secondary CTAs.

Press Inquiries

For interview requests, media inquiries, or additional information about Amana Marketplace, please contact our communications team.

press@amanamarket.com

We aim to respond to all press inquiries within 24 hours.